General Motors expands board to 13 with Meg Whitman and NBA's Mark Tatum

General Motors said Thursday that it has expanded its board to 13 members and appointed former Hewlett-Packard chief Meg Whitman and NBA executive Mark Tatum as directors.

Transplanted lungs tainted by coronavirus killed woman, infected surgeon, researchers say

Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School recently published a report about a woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 three days after receiving a coronavirus-tainted double-lung transplant.

Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water scandal

Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution told the AP on Tuesday that the attorney general’s office has informed defense lawyers about indictments in Flint and told them to expect initial court appearances soon.

Michigan couple married almost 50 years, dies of COVID-19 seconds apart

Within seconds, the coronavirus took both the lives of Leslie and Patricia McWaters, a Michigan couple who was married for 47 years. 

US governors, mayors increase COVID-related restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

More governors and mayors are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the virus.

Obama criticizes Trump in scathing, personal terms

Campaigning for Joe Biden on Saturday, the former president painted Trump as insecure and self-absorbed, describing him as a failed president who cares more about himself than the country.

Couple accused of torturing man with shock collar, breaking his teeth, burning his skin

A couple in Michigan is charged with multiple crimes of torture and unlawful imprisonment after a man said he was held against his will for four months and beaten, burned, and tortured.

AG Barr calls Whitmer kidnap plot 'abhorrent'

The statement comes after state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against seven people connected to the plot.

Ann Arbor decriminalizes magic mushrooms, psychedelic plants

City Council voted unanimously Sept. 21 in favor of a resolution declaring it the city’s lowest law enforcement priority.

A bald eagle downed an EGLE drone, sending it into Lake Michigan

An Upper Peninsula bald eagle launched an airborne attack on a drone operated by a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) pilot last month, tearing off a propeller and sending the aircraft to the bottom of Lake Michigan

Man's home seized for owing $8.41 in taxes

Oakland County commissioners sent an angry letter last week to Treasurer Andrew Meisner after the Michigan Supreme Court rebuked the county’s decision to seize one homeowner’s house after he underpaid his taxes by $8.41.

Explosion blows back woman allegedly torching SUV, video shows

The video showed Sydney Parham, 26, of Fraser, being blown backward and then scrambling to her feet after the explosion, which took place Wednesday in the Detroit suburb of Harrison Township, investigators said.

3 family members charged in killing of security guard who told customer to wear face mask

A woman, her adult son and husband have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard who refused to let the woman's daughter enter a Family Dollar in Michigan because she wasn’t wearing a face mask to protect against transmission of the coronavirus.